Listening to this audiobook was like taking the scenic route home. It's slow, but in a charming and lovely way where you can melt into the story. 

Ann Patchett is a brilliant storyteller and I have loved everything I have ever read by her, but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed this one so much if it hadn't been read to me by the brilliant Tom Hanks. Of course, the story featured incredibly complex characters and themes of family, love, loss, forgiveness, and how we see and deal with our past, but the moments that are staying with me the most are the hilarious snippets of dialogue and how they came to life through Mr. Hanks. 

I loved how the story bounced back and forth in time across five decades, revealing more complexity within the plot and characters as the story went along, but it was a bit drawn out for me. Sometimes the same amount of impact can be made in a shorter story. I would recommend it to anyone who likes detailed, emotional, reflective epics!